Clothes-hanger.



PATENTBD JULY 30, i907.

C. W. WALLIS. CLOTHES HANGER. APPLICATION FILED DEO.10,1908.

R m E W CHARLES W. WALLIS, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

CLOTHES-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July so, 1907.

Application filed December 10, 1906. Serial No. 347,161.

' invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Hangers; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvemerits in collapsible garment supporting devices adapt- I 'f'ed' especially for holding coats and trousers, and com prises a simple and eflicient device of this nature which, lien not in use, may be folded into a compact form, s'uitable to be carried in'a traveling caseor packed way in a small compass. The invention comprises various details of construcion 'and combinations and arrangements of parts which 'will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

7 I illustrate my invention in the accompanying draw- "ngs, in which: I

. Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention, opened and ready for use, Fig. 2 is a top plan view howingthe device folded, and Fig. 3 is a modification of a portion of the hanger.

Reference now being had to the details of the draw- 'ngs by letter, A, A designate two bails made of wire having eyes A at their ends, and B is a ring which is adapted to engage the two bails in the manner shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and to which ring a hook O is connected, whereby the device may be hung up.

D designates a rectangular-outlined frame of wire I which is bent into coils at D, and also has loops D formed adjacent to each coil in which loop the eyes of .said bails are fastened. One of the ends of said rectangular-outlined frame, which latter is made of a single piece of wire, is bent to form a loop at D, and is thence turned at right angles and its end turned into an eye D which surrounds one of the parallel port ons of the frame, thereby securely bracing the same. The other i end of the wire forming said frame is turned into a coil D and engages said loop D E, E designate two wires which are bent substantially Ushaped, with eyes E at their ends which receive the opposite side wires of the frame, and the opposite arms of said U-shaped members E slide through the eyes D. These wires being extensible, may be withdrawn to regulate the device for shoulders of coats of different sizes, and when not in use, may be pushed back into the form shown in the top plan view of the drawings.

F is a wire having eyes F at its ends adapted to receive one of the side wires of said frame, and a transverse hanger formed of two pieces of wire H, H, each has an eye H formed at its end supported upon said wire. F. There are two of said wires H of similar construction which are bent upon themselves at 11 forming clamping portions, and rings N are mounted over the two right angled portions of the wires H, whereby as the rings are pushed down toward the clamping jaws, they will hold the same in clamping relation.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings, I have shown aslight modification of my invention, in which the usual rod H is supported by the frame, but instead of the jaws shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, I provide the clamping members 0 each formed of a piece of wire bent to form a coil O at its longitudinal center to receive the wire F, and

the end of each wire 0 is turned into an eye R forming bearings for the pin S to which a clamping plate T is fixed. A ring W is mounted upon the shank portions of the wires 0 and is adapted to hold the two plates in clamping contact with a trouser-leg or other article to be supported thereby.

From the foregoing, it will be noted that by the provision of the device shown and described, a simple and efficient clothes hanger is provided which, when not in use, may be reduced to a compact form, rendering the same convenient for transportation in suit cases, etc., and when desired to be utilized, may be opened up and adjusted to fit coats of different sizes.

What I claim is:- l

A clothes hanger comprising a rectangular-outlined frame made of a single piece of wire which is bent to form coils at its corners and a loop adjacent to each coil, bails having eyes at their ends engaging said loops, 2 ring conmeeting the centers of said bails, a hook connected to said ring Ushaped extensible members having eyes at their ends through which the side pieces of said frame pass,

said guide members extending through the coils formed at the corners of said frame, a trouser supporting wire having eyes at its ends engaging said frame, trouser clamping wires bent to form coils at their longitudinal 

